Join us for a lecture and conversation about the past, present, and future of challenges to the legal supremacy of marriage.

The 2026 Brownlee Lecture will be given by Serena Mayeri, Arlin M. Adams Professor of Constitutional Law at Penn Carey Law. 

About the lecture:

R. Jean Brownlee served as Dean of the College of Liberal Arts for Women from 1960 to 1974. She was the first woman to be appointed Dean of that College and the third woman to be named an academic dean. Rebecca Jean Brownlee earned 3 Penn degrees (BS. Education, 1934, M.A. Political Science, 1936; Ph.D. Political Science, 1940), devoted more than 40 years of her career to Penn, and in 1986 received the University’s Honorary Doctor of Laws in recognition of her extraordinary achievements.

CLE Information: 

This program has been approved for a total of 1.0 Substantive CLE credits for Pennsylvania lawyers. CLE credit may be available in other jurisdictions as well. Attendees seeking CLE credit can make a payment via cash or check made payable to ”The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania” on the day of the event or prior to the event via the online registration link in the amount of $40.00 ($20.00 public interest/non-profit attorneys). In order to receive the appropriate amount of credit, evaluation forms must be completed.

Penn Carey Law Alumni receive CLE credits free through The W.P. Carey Foundation’s generous commitment to Lifelong Learning.

Please register HERE.